Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians
Brief Synopsis
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Profile of photographer Edward S. Curtis. As American Indians stood on the brink of extinction -- their ancient cultures collapsing under the country's westward expansion -- Edward S. Curtis resolved to capture their way of life through photography. A century ago, Curtis produced an anthropological
Cast & Crew
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Anne Makepeace
Director
Bill Pullman
Voice
Sheila Tousey
Narrator
Reina Aktay
Production Coordinator
Jesse Baldwin
Assistant
Lisa Baro
Sound Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
American Masters (04/23/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Profile of photographer Edward S. Curtis. As American Indians stood on the brink of extinction -- their ancient cultures collapsing under the country's westward expansion -- Edward S. Curtis resolved to capture their way of life through photography. A century ago, Curtis produced an anthropological study: the 20-volume series called "The North American Indian." He sacrificed his health, his marriage and his fortunes to create this pictorial history of more than 80 tribes. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis made 40,000 phtographs, 10,000 recordings of Indian songs and a full-length ethnographic feature film, the first of its kind.
Director
Anne Makepeace
Director
Crew
Reina Aktay
Production Coordinator
Jesse Baldwin
Assistant
Lisa Baro
Sound Editor
Curtis Beiber
Editing
Karen Bernstein
Producer
Todd Boekelheide
Music
Heather Bradley
Assistant Sound Editor
Uta Briesewitz
Camera
Jennifer Chinlund
Editor
David A Ford
Camera
Brandy Graves
Assistant
Tamar Hacker
Producer
Will Harvey
Sound Mixer
Jeffrey Henderson
Assistant
Reina Hossain
Researcher
Kristin Howard
Assistant Editor
Craig M Jurkoic
Segment Associate Producer
Susan Lacy
Executive Producer
Jennifer Lane
Camera
Anne Makepeace
Writer
Anne Makepeace
Producer
Rick Mcdonald
Other
Whit Mont
Camera
Christopher Mosio
Camera
Lauren Mugglebee
Assistant
Kjell Ness
Gaffer
Emiko Omori
Camera
Josh Peterson
Sound Editor
Jack Rudin
Producer
Candace Schermerhorn
Associate Producer
David Springbett
Sound
Patti Tauscher
Researcher
Kirk Tougas
Camera
Janice Van Wagner
Assistant
Thomas Wagner
Theme Music
Rosalind P Walter
Producer
Peter Wentzel
Main Title Design
Lewis Wheeler
Sound
B T Whitehill
Main Title Design
Ian Williamson
On-Line Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
American Masters (04/23/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
